![]() Make a mental note of which children were playing in which area(s) during freeplay time. ![]() If only 4 children are allowed in the Homeliving Area, you don't need 10 purses or a table setting for 8. We often add to the environment, yet forget to take things out of it, creating an overwhelming mess at clean up time. ![]() An example of this would be the Homeliving Area. If one area of the room is consistently a nightmare at clean up time, examine the problem.Children should not be allowed to leave an area to go to another area without first picking up what they took out. Clean up as you go throughout the day.You may have to teach children to sort the manipulatives, instead of just throwing them all into the closest bin. They actually need to be taught this skill. Many young children come home to a magically clean home and are not expected to clean their rooms. Some children truly do not know how to clean up or know where to start. Your environment should 'make sense' and areas should lend themselves to appropriate use and clean up. This makes putting toys away self-correcting, and a skill building matching game, in which children can experience success and be self-sufficient. Have shelves labeled with words and pictures &/or silhouettes.And then there's the Mary Poppins-thing- music and a positive attitude can make a chore seem more fun. Children will learn to associate that song mentally with clean up time.
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